Academic Programs

Accounting

Preparation for entrance into the profession of accounting (public, private, or government) requires a basic business core in addition to a proficiency in accounting. Because of the importance of critical thinking, communication, technology, and quantitative techniques, students are urged to elect additional courses that strengthen these skills areas.

Actuarial Science

Actuarial Science is a discipline that uses mathematical and statistical methods to quantify and manage risk in insurance, finance, and other industries. It can be a good career choice for students with strong mathematical ability who are also interested in insurance, risk management, or corporate finance.

Applied Mathematics

Applied Mathematics majors use inductive or deductive reasoning to formulate and evaluate arguments, model real-world phenomena mathematically, utilize mathematics effectively in problem-solving strategies and combine and apply different strands of learning in a meaningful and substantial way.

Architectural Studies

The interdisciplinary minor in Architectural Studies provides a general introduction to careers in architecture. The curriculum includes architectural design, sustainability, engineering principles and the history of the built environment. Students learn to design original buildings for real-world contexts with client and community involvement.

Asian Studies

Would you like to leverage your personal fascination with anime, K-pop and other forms of Asian culture into a major? With an Asian Studies major, you’ll dig into the cultures you love while developing language skills in Japanese, Chinese, or Sanskrit. You’ll immerse yourself in worldviews, interdisciplinary electives, and a culminating internship or study abroad experience.

Asian Studies

An Asian Studies minor offers students an opportunity for cohesive study of Asia. The interdisciplinary program allows students to advance their study of Asian history, culture, language and society and can serve as preparation for a variety of careers and graduate school option.

Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

The Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (BMB) major prepares students for successful careers as research scientists at the chemistry-biology interface, or as health clinicians in translational medicine.

Biochemistry

Students majoring in another discipline are able to add a minor in Biochemistry to their studies. Whether you're majoring in another STEM field or not, our minor is very flexible and compliments many different areas of study.

Biology

An energizing laboratory-focused and flexible degree in Biology prepares you well for graduate school and the workforce by giving you the skill to observe, quantify, interpret, and analyze the world around you. Biology students go on to exciting careers in health professions including medicine, dentistry, physical therapy, nursing, physician assistant, veterinary medicine, and more.

Concentrations: Biological Science, Health Professions

Biology

A minor in Biology allows you to explore the biological and environmental sciences, gain hands-on laboratory skills, and couple your interest in the sciences with your major.

Biology Secondary Education

This program provides a strong background in the biological sciences, while simultaneously fulfilling the requirements for a secondary education teaching certification. You’ll develop fundamental knowledge of biology and lab work to make you marketable after graduation, and you will be trained in classroom management and best practices, as well as complete class observations and a student teaching semester.

Biotechnology

This exciting major is at the forefront of biomedical research, genetic engineering and social ethics. The Biotechnology major at Elizabethtown College has been specifically designed for our students who wish to continue either on to graduate school or pursue a career as a research associate in a research-based academic institution or in a biotechnology company.

Business Administration

Study at one of the top Business Administration programs in Pennsylvania. A Business Administration degree from Elizabethtown College provides you with a comprehensive education and the solid foundation you need to enter a variety of business and leadership careers. Whether you are looking to start your own business or work up to managing one, our flexible program will provide you with the necessary skills and business acumen.

Concentrations: Accounting, Economics, Entrepreneurship Family Business, Finance, Talent Management, Marketing

Business Administration

The BA minor is designed to provide you with the fundamental building blocks of business in the areas of accounting, management, law, and economics. The minor could be paired up with several majors across campus to help you with your desired career path.

Chemistry

The in-depth Chemistry major includes foundational and advanced coursework in the five traditional subdisciplines in chemistry: analytical, biochemistry, inorganic, organic, and physical. The major is certified by the American Chemical Society and includes coursework in biology, mathematics, and physics. Students are well-prepared for a variety of careers in chemistry and the health professions.

Concentrations: ACS Professional, Chemical Physics, Chemistry Management

Chemistry

Students majoring in another discipline are able to add a minor in Chemistry to their studies. Whether you're majoring in another STEM field or not, our minor is very flexible and compliments many different areas of study.

Chemistry Laboratory Science

The innovative Chemistry Laboratory Science major is the only program of its kind in Pennsylvania. The program provides foundational and advanced coursework in Chemistry and a full-semester full-time internship experience in a local chemical industry company to take advantage of the growing demand for analytical chemists. These internships result in full-time job positions in the field.

Chemistry Secondary Education

This major blends education and chemistry to prepare students for specialized positions in both areas of study. You will graduate from this program with extensive knowledge and with a degree in chemistry, as well as a Pennsylvania teaching certificate that allows you to teach in 45 other reciprocal states.

Coaching

This minor explores various topics related to coaching. This includes Sports Medicine, Health and Wellness Promotion and a Coaching Internship.

Cognitive Science

This interdisciplinary minor integrates elements of Psychology, Biology, Neuroscience, Philosophy, and Computer Science into a unified field of study to better understand the human mind.

Communications - Digital Media Production

The Digital Media Production major provides a foundation for a career in the video and audio production fields, with a strong emphasis on writing for the media. You will learn the technical side of communication and broadcasting, along with the creative side. Script writing, editing, and video and audio production are just some of the skills you will develop in our program.

Communications - Journalism

Prepare for a career in the news industry with the Journalism major. At Etown, we’re preparing the next generation of newsroom leaders. Whether you’re interested in working for a newspaper, magazine, television/radio station, or an online news outlet, you will get the practical hands-on experience you need to tell compelling stories.

Communications - Public Relations

As a Public Relations major at Elizabethtown College you will gain experience across a variety of areas in the field of communications inside and outside the classroom.

Communications

A Communications minor is offered to students majoring in other programs. The minor permits students to reach a level of competency in written, spoken, and visual communications to complement their primary area of preparation.

Computer Science

In the Department of Computer Science at Elizabethtown College, we begin with the simple, fundamental concepts and principles of computer software and hardware, carefully teach students to understand them, and then push our students to where they can develop their own complex systems. We introduce a variety of disciplines that provide you with different ways to explore the technology we use every day.

Concentrations: Artificial Intelligence & Data Science, Hardware, Web & Application Design, Cybersecurity, Software Development

Computer Science

In Computer Science at Elizabethtown College, we begin with the simple, fundamental concepts and principles of computer software and hardware, carefully teach students to understand them, and then push our students to where they can develop their own complex systems. We introduce a variety of disciplines that provide you with different ways to explore the technology we use every day.

Creative Writing

The minor gives students the opportunity to take classes in playwriting, screenwriting, poetry, and prose. Study the art of the short story, or the emerging field of creative non-fiction. Many students choose to combine an English major and Creative Writing minor, but the program is designed to be flexible so that it can be paired with any major.

Criminal Justice

With a focus on social justice, the Criminal Justice major emphasizes the prevention aspects of the criminal justice system. Students learn basic social science theories on the sources of conflict in America, such as race and ethnic relations and deviant behavior. Majors also acquire the analytical tools and knowledge necessary to collect and interpret crime data.

Criminal Justice

The Criminal Justice minor offers an interdisciplinary approach to understanding crime and justice, emphasizing social justice and the pursuit of equity in legal systems.

Data Analytics

The Data Analytics minor is designed to equip you with essential skills in statistical analysis, predictive and prescriptive modeling, and effective data-driven decision-making. Through a combination of coursework and practical experience, you'll learn to apply appropriate statistical procedures independently and communicate your analysis results effectively.

Early Childhood Education

Have a passion for working with young children? Want to inspire them towards a love of life-long learning? A major in Early Childhood Education could be the right choice for you. As a content generalist in several subject areas, by program completion, you’ll have a certification to teach grades pre k through 4th, as well as the opportunity to complete testing for add-on certifications which will allow you to teach grades 5 and 6.

Early Childhood Education with Special Education Certification

Have a passion for working with young children? Want to inspire them towards a love of life-long learning? A major in Early Childhood Education could be the right choice for you. Candidates for certification in Early Childhood Education with Special Education Certification must complete a major that consists of two key elements. The first element emphasizes critical concepts and ideas important to one's general education and academic preparation for teaching. The second emphasis stresses a professional core organized in five areas: Cognition and Learning, Subject Matter Pedagogy Content (pre kindergarten through Fourth), Assessment, Family and Community Partnerships, and Professionalism.

Economics

Students studying economics at Elizabethtown College learn about economic theories and institutions, develop communication skills, and acquire an understanding of research methods. After completing your degree in economics, you’ll be fully prepared for careers and graduate programs in economics and business.

Economics

Students studying economics at Elizabethtown College learn about economic theories and institutions, develop communication skills, and acquire an understanding of research methods.

Elementary/Middle Level Education

Our Teacher Preparation program has a unique focus supported by four pillars: Professionalism (as defined by Danielson’s Domains), Social Justice, Undergraduate Research, and Theory into Practice. These pillars are explored through the curriculum, field experiences, research, and service-learning projects with faculty mentors.

Engineering

The Engineering major is a rigorous program designed to lead to a technical career in industry or graduate school in engineering. Engineering is accredited by the Engineering Accreditation Commission of ABET (www.abet.org).

Concentrations: Biomedical, Civil, Computer, Electrical, Environmental, Industrial & Systems, Integrated Engineering, Mechanical, Mechatronics

English Literature

Turn your passion into a career with an English Literature major at Elizabethtown. The study of literature prepares you for a fulfilling life, a wide range of careers, and a host of opportunities for graduate study.

English Literature

A Literature minor takes several literature courses from different time periods, genres, and styles to develop a basic understanding of literature.

English Professional Writing

Are you captivated by the beauty and potential of the written word? Turn your passion into a career with a major in English Professional Writing at Elizabethtown College. Etown's program prepares you for future success with specialized writing skills and client-based projects.

English Professional Writing

A Professional Writing minor takes a combination of writing and literature courses to gain fundamental skills in both writing and reading comprehension.

English Secondary Education

Our English Secondary Education (B.A.) combines English courses with education courses. As an English Secondary Education major you will have the opportunity to explore a wide array of career paths in both the fields of English and education. This program prepares you for a variety of careers in teaching, web writing, content managing and copy editing. A teaching degree from Pennsylvania also offers you the ability to teach in 45 other reciprocal states. The curriculum of this concentration blends English and education, preparing students for multiple career path opportunities. Courses in our English education program equip our students with skills in technical and feature writing, grammar, and teaching methods.

Environmental Science

Passionate about changing the world for the better? Environmental science is a discipline working to solve some of the biggest challenges facing our world; challenges such as addressing climate change, conserving animal and plant species, and improving the health of aquatic ecosystems. The Bachelor of Science in Environmental Science at Elizabethtown College is designed to engage students in their personal interests while providing the scientific and social expertise needed to thrive in an environmental profession. Using our environmentally diverse campus as a classroom, students take a hands-on approach to learning that integrate environmental science with biology, chemistry, geographic information systems (GIS), sociology, and more. All environmental science majors conduct independent research and/or professional internships.

Environmental Studies

Students will gain the ability to synthesize interdisciplinary knowledge, conduct effective research, and articulate their personal environmental perspectives within the field of environmental studies.

Exercise Science

The B.S. in Exercise Science is an interdisciplinary program that explores the growing field of exercise science. Exercise science is a field that studies the effects of exercise and physical activity on physical health and well-being. The field also incorporates the impact of nutrition, lifestyle, and developmental and psychological factors on exercise and health. The field has considerable overlap with other disciplines, such as exercise physiology, kinesiology, sports medicine, sport science and athletic training.

Concentrations: Strength and Conditioning, Pre-Athletic Training, Pre-Physical Therapy

Exercise Science

The Exercise Science minor provides a comprehensive foundation in human physiology, biomechanics, and fitness, preparing students for careers in health, wellness, and sports science.

Family Business and Entrepreneurship

The focus of the Family Business and Entrepreneurship minor is on entrepreneurial family businesses and new ventures and their use of innovation as the main growth engine. The minor develops the skills needed to lead and perform effectively as a member of a family business and to recognize and capitalize on opportunities to launch new ventures.

Finance

Do you have a passion for investment? Do you think you have what it takes to manage a financial institution? Consider our Finance program, where you’ll learn financial planning skills, foreign-exchange risk management, and financial transactions, ranging from leasing to mergers and acquisitions. Also, continue your study in the CFP® Board Registered Program.

Finance

The Finance minor is a great addition to any program, for students interested in investment, financial planning and financial transactions such as mergers and acquisitions.

Financial Economics

The Financial Economics major at Elizabethtown College, blends our finance and economics courses to create a unique educational program. The Financial Economics major is designed to provide students with the essential quantitative skills that are highly valued by today’s data-driven businesses, government agencies, and financial firms. The program will prepare you for a variety of careers in business, but especially in banking, finance, and the public sector, as well as graduate study in economics, finance and business.

Fine Art

A Fine Art minor is the perfect opportunity for non-majors to develop their artistic skills. The Fine Art minor involves a combination of studio practices and courses. When paired with other disciplines, a Fine Art minor offers a world of possibilities to expand your skills and career options.

Forensic Studies

Gain real-world experience in forensic specializations, criminal justice, and legal principles with the Forensic Studies minor. Students have the opportunity to take courses in anthropology, biology, chemistry, and computer science. This minor prepares students to work in forensic crime labs at the local, state, and federal levels.

General Science

The General Science minor offers students the opportunity to study the natural sciences as a group, based on the view that the natural sciences together are the area of secondary interest for the student.

Global Health

Our Global Health minor focuses on health issues that transcend national boundaries and are influenced by broad historical, social, economic, political and environmental forces across the globe and within countries.

Graphic Design

Graphic designers learn the tools of visual communication while developing both professional skills and artistic voice. In the Graphic Design major or minor, you’ll build a compelling portfolio that showcases your creativity and prepares you for the field.

Graphic Design

Graphic design is a form of visual communication vital to every industry and institution. Graphic designers create images and typography for digital and print media as well as computer-generated works of art.

History

As a history major, you’ll have the opportunity to craft your course of study around topics that interest you, combining subjects to form a unique historical perspective.

History

History is a great option to pair with a double major or a minor. As a history minor, you’ll have the opportunity to craft your course of study around topics that interest you, combining subjects to form a unique historical perspective.

Human Services

Our Human Services minor is designed to provide students with an interdisciplinary overview of social issues in the United States, including human development, multicultural knowledge and the development of U.S. social welfare institutions.

Information Systems

The Information Systems major prepares students for jobs in highly valued professions such as systems managers, project managers, system analysts, software engineers, database managers and a whole host of others.

Concentrations: Cybersecurity, Data Engineering, Management

Information Systems

The Information Systems minor prepares students for jobs in highly valued professions such as systems managers, project managers, system analysts, software engineers, database managers and a whole host of others.

Integrative Studies

The Bachelor of Arts in Integrative Studies creates an avenue for those in their third year and beyond to find a path toward completing a college degree. The degree is designed to help students prepare to be competitive in the job market after graduation.

Interaction Design & User Experience

The Interaction Design and User Experience major combines creativity and technology to prepare students for careers in UX, product design, and front-end development.

Interaction Design & User Experience

An Interaction Design and User Experience (IxD) minor will strengthen your visual communication skills while learning how people interact with technology. Whether you’re building software, shaping a brand, analyzing user behavior, or developing new products, the IxD minor helps you think beyond function to experience.

International Business

The International Business (IB) major at Elizabethtown College offers an innovative, practical and integrated curriculum that combines business skills with proficiency in a foreign language, understanding of other cultures and effective communications from a global perspective. With an International Business degree from Etown, you will be prepared for positions at global companies in roles such as a global financial manager, a consultant for global companies, an international accountant, an international economist or an import/export compliance specialist.

Concentrations: Accounting, Data Analytics, Economics, Entrepreneurship & Family Business, Finance, Talent Management, Management, Marketing, Self-Designed

International Studies

The International Studies minor is an interdisciplinary minor, comprised of a cluster of foreign culture, language, and international affairs courses with a largely contemporary focus. It provides the students with enhanced understanding of the conditions in the rest of the world that are making themselves felt in the daily lives of Americans.

Japanese

The Japanese major emphasizes comprehensive, proficiency based instruction in the Japanese language. Elizabethtown College students spend a semester abroad in Japan at one of our well-known study abroad sites that include Nihon University and Kansai Gadai. We are distinctive in how we use the Japanese Language Proficiency Test (JLPT), which is the assessment tool used by Japanese institutions for measuring non-native ability in the language.

Japanese

Japanese minors are only required to take six levels of Japanese with the option of studying abroad. Students also have the option of studying Japanese culture in depth from courses that are offered in English.

Law Early Admissions Program (LEAP)

Law Early Admissions Program (LEAP) is a 3+3 or 4+3 cooperative express admissions program which allows qualified students to complete core requirements, earn a bachelor's degree at Elizabethtown College and gain automatic acceptance to Drexel University Thomas R. Kline School of Law, Duquesne University School of Law, and Widener University School of Law.

Legal Studies

With practical exposure and high academic standards, our graduates are prepared for the rigors of law school and graduate school. Legal Studies majors regularly earn admission to the best law school and graduate school programs across the country. Alumni have pursued successful careers as attorneys, academics, lobbyists and government relations experts.

Marketing

Marketers work in all areas of business from traditional product marketing to tackling emerging technology with digital marketing strategies, developing pricing strategies to managing promotional materials. You could even branch out into the more creative side of things as an advertising copywriter or graphic designer.

Concentrations: Advertising and Promotional Management Track, Category Management Track, Marketing Analysis Track, Sales Management Track, Self-Designed Track

Marketing

The marketing minor is designed to offer students an in-depth exploration of the role the discipline plays across all organizations and in relation to other business functions. Students will develop an understanding of the foundational aspects of marketing, learn how to apply marketing principles, explore the ethical implications of the discipline, and discover the varied career paths available in marketing that may be of interest to those completing other majors.

Master of Arts in Counseling Psychology Pipeline Program

The Master of Arts in Counseling Psychology (MCP) Undergraduate Pipeline Program is a pathway for students pursuing a Bachelor of Science in Psychology and a Master of Arts in Counseling Psychology. This program offers two tracks: the 3+2 program, where students complete their B.S. in three years and their M.A. in two years, and the 4+2 program, which follows a traditional four-year B.S. followed by a two-year M.A.

Master of Education in Curriculum and Instruction

The Department of Education offers a graduate program in education leading to a Master’s degree in Curriculum and Instruction in Peace Education. This program is designed for candidates who are already certified educators (PK-12), seeking graduate study in curriculum and instruction with an emphasis on peace education, including issues of social justice, student rights, conflict resolution, community capacity, culturally responsive methods, and student/teacher advocacy.

Master of Education in Special Education

Designed for working, in-service teachers, the online Master of Education in Special Education affords candidates a complex understanding of educational theory, an awareness and adherence to professional ethics, a commitment to professional development, and the ability to establish and maintain an equitable and purposeful learning environment for all students. Candidates may select from either K-8 or 7-12 certification for the state of Pennsylvania.

Master of Science in Physician Assistant Studies

The Master of Science in Physician Assistant Studies at Elizabethtown College is a standalone master’s degree program, spread over 26 months for students with a bachelor’s degree from Etown or another institution. The PA program has been approved for a total of 30 students for each graduate cohort. At the culmination of the program, students will sit for the Physician Assistant National Certification Exam (PANCE). After successful completion of the exam, graduates will be able to work as a physician assistant in medical facilities across the nation in specialized areas of clinical practice, as well as in research occupations or academia.

Mathematical Business

Intended for students interested in using their mathematical talents in the business world, the mathematical business major is designed to lead to careers in any sector with a business aspect, which could include government, non-profit, or the commercial sectors.

Mathematics

You’ll build a solid foundation in advanced mathematics such as calculus and linear algebra, and have the flexibility to customize the minor to your specific interests.

Mathematics Secondary Education

Our program is structured as a Secondary Education concentration within the Math major, which means that students who complete the program earn a fully-fledged Mathematics degree, as well as certification to teach math in secondary schools (grades 7-12) in Pennsylvania and reciprocal states.

Medical Humanities

The Medical Humanities minor is perfect for students interested in pursuing a career in the medical field and will teach you soft skills including navigating ethical dilemmas along with cultural understanding and humility.

Medical Laboratory Science

The Medical Laboratory Science major offers both a 3+1 clinical training track and a traditional 4-year degree, combining hands-on lab experience with interdisciplinary coursework to prepare students for certification and careers in healthcare, laboratory science, and biomedical research.

Municipal Police Officer Training

The Municipal Police Officer Training minor, in partnership with the Municipal Police Officers’ Education and Training Commission (MPOETC), offers students a direct pathway to police certification. Through this program, students complete the Municipal Police Officer Basic Training Program (Act 120) and earn 16 transferable credits. The comprehensive training covers key areas like criminal law, patrol procedures, investigations, and emergency response, preparing students for real-world law enforcement.

Music

The Music majors provides students with opportunities to acquire and develop skills in music theory, music performance, music history, and literature.

Music

The Music minor provides students with opportunities to acquire and develop skills in music theory, music performance, music history, and literature.

Music Education

Music is important in our schools. In order for children to develop a love for and skill set in music, we need capable and passionate music teachers. With a Music Education major in Pennsylvania, you will graduate with a PK-12 Instructional I Teaching Certificate to teach Music in K-12 public and private schools in Pennsylvania. In many cases, that license is also transferable to other states. Our students have also gone on to pursue graduate degrees in music and performing arts.

Music Therapy

Elizabethtown College Music Therapy faculty, supervisors, and students have a passion for using music in therapy! The music therapy major resides within the Department of Music, School of Arts and Humanities and involves courses that help prepare students to work with a variety of clients in a range of healthcare settings. Besides essential music therapy classes, students also take courses in the areas of music, psychology, and neuroscience. Etown’s program prepares students for an ever-changing healthcare field.

Neuroscience

Our exciting new Neuroscience major is an interdisciplinary program that provides students with a deep understanding of how the brain works at a cellular and behavioral level. Students obtain hands-on laboratory skills that lead to direct employment or acceptance into graduate programs post-graduation.

Nutrition & Human Performance

The Nutrition and Human Performance major is an interdisciplinary program that prepares students with a deep understanding of how nutrition and physical activity impact human health and performance. Students gain hands-on laboratory and clinical skills that lead to direct employment or acceptance into graduate and professional programs post-graduation.

Nutrition

The Nutrition minor curriculum allows you to expand your understanding of nutrition and its impact on health and performance. This minor pairs well with majors such as Exercise Science, Occupational Therapy, Pre-Physician Assistant, Public Health, or Biology and Health Sciences.

Occupational Therapy

Elizabethtown College offers a combined 5-year, entry-level B.S./M.S. or 6-year B.S./OTD. Students earn a B.S. in Health Science and either an MSOT (5-years) or OTD (6-years).

Post-Baccalaureate Occupational Therapy Doctorate

Already hold a bachelor's degree? Etown's full-time, in-person Post-Baccalaureate OTD program is a three-year pathway to becoming a registered occupational therapist.

Philosophy

Take on a minor in Philosophy and begin to better understand the world around you. A minor in Philosophy complements every discipline of study. Understand argument critique and learn house worldviews are constructed. Learn to articulate what makes life meaningful to you and build your critical thinking skills. You’ll lay groundwork for a general study of philosophy, build critical personal and professional skill sets and take a wide span of classes in ethics, Western philosophy and logic.

Physician Assistant Studies (B.S./M.S.)

When you’re looking at colleges with physician assistant programs, you want to ensure that they meet you where you are in your educational journey. Etown provides first-year entry or direct entry as a student into the Physician Assistant bachelor/master’s degree program for students looking to get both a bachelor's degree and their master's in Physician Assistant Studies. Students will complete their bachelor’s degree in Biology Health Professions and then work toward their master’s degree in Physician Assistant Studies. This program can be completed in a total of five years, culminating in sitting for the Physician Assistant National Certification Exam.

Physics

What if you could change the world? What if you could solve the problems of tomorrow, today? If you’re curious, enjoy problem solving, and see a world filled with possibility, engineering at Etown might be a good fit for you.

Political Science

Politics and Law are dynamic, constantly changing fields. The Department of Political Science and Legal Studies at Elizabethtown College matches that dynamism by combining traditional classroom studies with intensive research projects, prestigious fellowships, and internships that lead to successful careers.

Political Science

Politics and Law are dynamic, constantly changing fields. The Department of Political Science and Legal Studies at Elizabethtown College matches that dynamism by combining traditional classroom studies with intensive research projects, prestigious fellowships, and internships that lead to successful careers.

Pre-medical Primary Care Program (PPP)

The Pre-Medical Primary Care Program (PPP) is designed to offer the preparation and benefits of a strong undergraduate education, including hands on opportunities to learn anatomy and physiology with human cadavers, for your medical degree at PSU College of Medicine. Through this highly selective program of talented, motivated students, you will develop your interest in primary care medicine and forge relationships with practitioners and medical students. Students completing this program will earn a B.S. degree from Elizabethtown College and a M.D. degree from the PSU College of Medicine.

Psychology

The Psychology major offers you the opportunity to learn more about the subfields of psychology, including child and adult development, social influences on behavior, personality, human cognition, sensation and perception, neuroscience, abnormal behavior and clinical psychology. A degree in Psychology provides a strong foundation for a variety of career paths including counseling, neuroscience, business, healthcare, and law.

Psychology

Students majoring in another discipline can elect to complete a Psychology minor that provides a basic foundation in Psychology. Our minor is very flexible and allows you to explore the subfields of psychology that most interest you and complement your primary area of study.

Public Health

Public Health is an exciting and dynamic major that prepares students for a wide variety of careers within the healthcare field. Students take courses in sociology, biology, political science, communications, and epidemiology to learn the skills needed to become public health leaders in their communities. Public Health students engage in community partnerships to prepare for careers that promote health, prevent disease, prolong lives, and improve communities.

Public Health

The Public Health minor at Elizabethtown College equips students with interdisciplinary knowledge and practical skills from sociology, biology, political science, communications, and epidemiology, preparing them for careers that promote health, prevent disease, and improve communities through active engagement and leadership.

Public Heritage Studies

The Public Heritage Studies minor prepares students with historical knowledge, research skills, and hands-on practical experience with a focus on preparation for graduate study and/or employment in the field of public heritage. Public Heritage is the full range of our inherited places, traditions, monuments, objects, and culture.

Religious Studies

The Religious Studies minor at Elizabethtown College provides students with the skills that can only come from studying the Humanities, such as critical thinking and writing skills, and the ability to research and present information in a persuasive way.

Social Studies Education

A carefully designed curriculum which utilizes courses in the academic major, the Core program, and electives qualify students for secondary certification in the state of Pennsylvania.

Social Work

Building upon the Elizabethtown College motto, "Educate for Service," the Social Work Department uses relationship-centered learning to provide a strong generalist social work education based upon a liberal arts foundation integrated with extensive field experience, to achieve the established competencies of social work.

Spanish

Studying Spanish is culturally relevant, personally rewarding and professionally profitable. As one of the world’s most widely-spoken languages, and as the second largest in terms of native speakers, learning Spanish is a worthwhile endeavor. Knowledge of Spanish is relevant and beneficial to students, opening their world to new opportunities and adventures.

Technical Communications

The Technical Communications minor at Elizabethtown College equips students with skills to adapt writing for target audiences, demonstrate persuasive competency in workplace genres, and engage readers through effective document design and clear writing.

Technical Design

Students will learn to solve complex real-world problems on multidisciplinary teams.

Transformative Justice

The Transformative Justice minor offers an interdisciplinary introduction to approaches for addressing violence, harm, and trauma without relying on punitive systems, instead emphasizing community-rooted alternatives.

Victim Services

The Victim Services minor at Elizabethtown College provides students with the knowledge and skills to support victims of crime, violence, and trauma. This minor draws from interdisciplinary perspectives in criminal justice, psychology, social work, and public policy.

Women and Gender Studies

The Women and Gender Studies (WGS) program is designed for students who want to understand the world about them using concepts such as gender, race/ethnicity, class, sexuality, and religion. It is also designed for students who are passionate about social change.